Burial will be in Morton Memorial Cemetery under direction of Ellis Funeral Home.
Cartwright died Thursday, Oct. 8, 1998, at his residence.
He was born May 6, 1922, in Ringling, Okla. He married Bessie Ward in Marietta, Okla., on April 6, 1942. He moved to Cochran County from Oklahoma in 1949. He was a member and elder of Second and Taylor Street Church of Christ. He was a member of Morton Senior Citizens, where he served on the board as president. He served on the Senior Companion Board of Levelland. He worked at the Morton Cotton Seed Delinting Co.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Len of Levelland, Jimmy of Peculiar, Mo., and Terry of Bayfield, Colo.; a daughter, Linda Cheek of Morton; three sisters, Irene Kemp of Gainesville, Ida Auld of Rubottom, Okla., and Wanda Chapman of Velma, Okla.; a brother, Walter of Rush Springs, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Burial will be in Morton Memorial Cemetery under direction of Ellis Funeral Home.
Cartwright died Thursday, Oct. 8, 1998, at his residence.
He was born May 6, 1922, in Ringling, Okla. He married Bessie Ward in Marietta, Okla., on April 6, 1942. He moved to Cochran County from Oklahoma in 1949. He was a member and elder of Second and Taylor Street Church of Christ. He was a member of Morton Senior Citizens, where he served on the board as president. He served on the Senior Companion Board of Levelland. He worked at the Morton Cotton Seed Delinting Co.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Len of Levelland, Jimmy of Peculiar, Mo., and Terry of Bayfield, Colo.; a daughter, Linda Cheek of Morton; three sisters, Irene Kemp of Gainesville, Ida Auld of Rubottom, Okla., and Wanda Chapman of Velma, Okla.; a brother, Walter of Rush Springs, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Family Members
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John Elzie Cartwright
1908–1981
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Addie M. Cartwright Swint Jackson
1909–1992
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William Philmon Cartwright
1911–1971
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Ella Mae Cartwright
1912–1913
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Odis Lloyd Cartwright
1914–1997
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Elvie Irene Cartwright Kemp
1916–2007
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Walter Emmet "Hoss" Cartwright
1918–2002
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Ida Lee Cartwright Auld
1920–2011
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James Harold Cartwright
1925–1973
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Josie Helen LaJaunda "Wanda" Cartwright Chapman
1930–2019
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